Author: John E. Reynolds Publisher: Smithsonian Institution ISBN: 1588342506 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 589
Book Description
Taking an integrated approach to the biology of marine carnivores, cetaceans, and sirenians, twenty-two prominent researchers compare marine mammals with one another and with terrestrial mammals, providing a framework for fundamental biological and ecological concepts. They describe functional morphology, sensory systems, energetics, reproduction, communication and cognition, behavior, distribution, population biology, and feeding ecology. They also detail the physiological adaptations—for such activities and processes as diving, thermo-regulation, osmoregulation, and orientation—that enable marine mammals to exploit their aquatic environment.
Author: Martin Edge Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1136098615 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 538
Book Description
The award-winning third edition of 'The Underwater Photographer' dragged the topic kicking and screaming in to the digital age and with the fully updated fourth edition highly respected photographer and tutor Martin Edge takes you deeper in to the world of Underwater Photography. Practical examples take you step-by-step through the basic techniques from photographing shipwrecks, divers, marine life and abstract images to taking photographs at night. Brand new chapters cover not only highly specialist Underwater Photography techniques such as low visibility/greenwater photography, but also the digital workflow needed to handle your images using the latest software such as Lightroom. Packed with breathtaking images and an easy to read style honed from over twenty years of diving photography courses, this book is sure to both educate and inspire underwater photographers of all skill levels.
Author: Ernest Hemingway Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1476716412 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 265
Book Description
"Hemingway on Fishing is an encompassing, diverse, and fascinating assemblage. From the early Nick Adams stories and the memorable chapters on fishing the Irati River in The Sun Also Rises to such late novels as Islands in the Stream, this collection traces the evolution of a great writer's passion, the range of his interests, and the sure use he made of fishing, transforming it into the stuff of great literature."--Jacket.
Author: Frank William Taussig Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781021672124 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Frank William Taussig's Principles of Economics provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and theories that underpin modern economics. Covering topics such as production, distribution, and consumption, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in economics and its practical applications. With clear explanations and real-world examples, Taussig demystifies economic concepts and makes them accessible to all. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: John Phillip Santos Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440679193 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 321
Book Description
Finalist for the National Book Award!In this beautifully wrought memoir, award-winning writer John Philip Santos weaves together dream fragments, family remembrances, and Chicano mythology, reaching back into time and place to blend the story of one Mexican family with the soul of an entire people. The story unfolds through a pageant of unforgettable family figures: from Madrina--touched with epilepsy and prophecy ever since, as a girl, she saw a dying soul leave its body--to Teofilo, who was kidnapped as an infant and raised by the Kikapu Indians of Northern Mexico. At the heart of the book is Santos' search for the meaning of his grandfather's suicide in San Antonio, Texas, in 1939. Part treasury of the elders, part elegy, part personal odyssey, this is an immigration tale and a haunting family story that offers a rich, magical view of Mexican-American culture.
Author: Marcia J. Bunge Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107011140 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 343
Book Description
Collected essays discussing religious and ethical perspectives on children and obligations to them within the religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Contributes to intellectual inquiry regarding children in the specific areas of children's rights and childhood studies, and provides resources for child advocates and those engaged in interreligious dialogue.
Author: John E. Reynolds
Author: Martin Edge
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